Rothbard on War, Peace, and the State

Buried For 7 Years: Declassified Transcripts Blow Up Trump Impeachment Story In a long-awaited release that sent ripples through Washington on Monday, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) has declassified closed-door 2019 transcripts from briefings with then-Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG) Michael Atkinson. The documents, withheld from the public for over seven years, reveal critical details about the anonymous “whistleblower” whose complaint about President Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky triggered Trump's first impeachment - details that directly contradict the narrative of a neutral, non-partisan civil...

According to media reports, it appears increasingly likely that as soon as they put their Iran intervention to rest, President Trump and the U.S. national-security establishment will initiate a military attack on Cuba. Trump himself has alluded to this possibility by saying that he could “take Cuba” or “Cuba’s next.” That’s assuming, of course, that […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that Iran is ready to fight US ground troops amid indications that the Trump administration is preparing to send forces into the country. Araghchi was asked during an appearance on NBC News if Iran was afraid of a US ground invasion. “No, we are waiting for them,” […]